>> a very warm welcome too "f"france 24." 1:00 p.m. inaris, the french capital. celebrations on the streets of khartoum as the ruling military slimes the pro-democracy movement due to a power-sharing agreement. it could break weeks of political and paske -- impasse. we will get more from our original correspondent. andpendence day in algeria the 20th f friday of antitigovernment protests. the movement continues to call

for a complete overhaul of the establishment. a polarizing independence day celebration in the u.s. with tanks rolling through ththe strereets of the nation's capap, and dodonald t trump paid tribuo the military. critics have slammed the president for politicizing the july for event -- the july 4 event. also coming up in business, a pan-african trade deal. we will have our guest talking us through it. .he latest from cairo ♪ thank you for watching live from

paris. starting with sudan, an agreement, a joint sovereign that willll be formed rule the country for around three years. if the deal is finalized, it could break weeks of political deadlock since the ouster of the leader. let's take a look at protester reactions. sudan'say is the start of history, our struggle, and i hope the next phase will fulfill the people's struggle. >> thank god the victory has finally come. the feeling is indescribable. >> i am sending a message to the freedom and change movement and to the military council. if you work well, then fine. if you don't, look at the past four or five months. we will take to the streets for the fourth time in fifth time.

we want to live. our originalo correspondent who is standing by. here we are talking about a power-sharing deal, whereas a protest movement says it is a potential shift to a civilian rule. >> right. it is important to note that the heads of the protest movement involved in these negotiations are framing it as a victory in that fight for civilian rule, but they also say this is just the first step towards building democracy. the main sticking point in the talks with the militatary all along have been just how many from each side, civilian and military, will come together on a transitional council, like a sovereign council, to leave the country until elections can be held. we saw five from the military side and six from the civilian side, but the six on the civilian side includes a retired

military officer. the protest leaders frame it as a victory, but they are cautious and say there is still work to come. they also mentioned there are other governingododies thatat wl be part of the transitional government over the next threeee yeyears, including a legislative council that will be determined in the next few days and includes the council of technocrats headed by a prime minister that will be determined. certainly, the headline is the sovereign council, and it could become problematic for the leaders of the protest movement. we heard the first side to a be from thewill military side. youou hrd from sosome people on there cououldere, be a problem with protesters who have been out on the strtreets r months that arare pushing f for purely civilian rule. but some of the diplomats and

analysts in ththregion say w wht th agreement that they came to today, it is really the most realistic agreement after 30 years of a really entrenched regime backed by some of these military figures. a lot of them tell me it would have been unrealistic to expect them to form a transitional council without some members of the military involved. ofwe did here from onee the activists saying this is the start of our struggle. is that the general student -- sentiment of the protest movement about the power-sharing deal? >> certainly. from the people i have talked to in khartoum and what we're seeing on social media, as more details about the power-sharing ,greement have trickled out after the announcement that an agreement was made result celebrations, but as people learn more about the details, i

think there is cautious optimism going forward. one of the protest leaders admitted that they have a lot of work to do in terms of convincing the people that this deal.iable one thing we heard from the people on the streets already and that we have seen over the last few months covering sudan is that if the people see something they do not like, if they are not happy with the agreements announced in the coming days, and with the people heading up the country, you know, they will push back and take to the streets again. >> that wawas on sudan. turnrning to algeria, 34 protesters have been arrested since june 21 for carrying a flag during demonstrations. weekly antigovernment protests continued the opposition movement has taken to the streets every friday since april, and this friday is no exception. they are calling for a complete overhaul of the establishment,

--s despite algeria's calling for delayed presidential elections. a a wave of protests kicked off, and we take a look at something that has become iconic. ♪ >> these protesters are singing sheet, andame hymn the lyrics ring outut. the song started at algerian today it expresses the discontent of millions of young people in the country. .t has transcended football as there w was no freedodom and protests were banned, the stadium provided the only relief

for these young people to express frustration and sent a strong message to those who govern us. it is the name of the presididential palace in nigige, a frequent target t for protesters. reference to a spanish tv series in which a band of criminals steal billions of euros. the imimplication is ththat the algerian executitives have been stealingng from thcocountry. thee the lyryrics point to mismanagement of the algerian economy, it is different for some. >> it is gogood that the algerin people express their pain through singing. >> there are versions of these on social media, nearly all of which are accompanied by images of protests. there was a resignation in april, but the demonstrations and the singing continues. tunisia, atast of

least 40 people feared dead after a boat capsized after setting off for europe from libya. according to the yuan refugee agency, tunisian fishermen rescued four people but one later died in hospital, sadly. the tragedy is far from isolated. at least 65 people, migrants heading to europe from libya, drowned in similar conditions last may. in other world news, it is demented that britain release an demandedr -- iran has that britain release an oil tanker, and they threatened to retaliate over what iran is referred to as an illegal seizure. the foreign minister said the vessel carrying crude oil to syria was in breach of eu sanctions. this is amid a nuclear standoff and tensions between tehran and

international communities. on aniranian tanker unconventional route. the ship was stopped by authorities at the pass of gibraltar on the southern two spain. british royal marines halted the ship. ministry summoned the british ambassador to voice what it called its strong objection to the illegal seizure of its ship. u.s. national security advisor john bolton applauded the interception via twitter. excellent news, u.k. hass detained the supertanker with iranian oil bound for s syria in violation of sananctions. allies willouour i -- regimes fromrevent profiting from illicit trade. the sanctions target bashar al-assad's regime frorom carryig

out what officials call violent repression against civilians. among the entities targeted or government bound oil facilities. sanctions have left the government control of syria short of fuel. iran is a key ally of the regime and source of oil. but the picture is more complicated. this may explain why the tanker took the long route around africa and through the straits of gibraltar to make it to syria's mediterraneann coast. it avoids the suez canal, which is controlled by egypt and u.s. allies. the unusual journey did not escape u.s. attention. spain challenges british ownership of gibraltar and said the action was prompted by u.s. requests to britain. it took place in spanish waters. britain's foreign office did not respond to request for comment. and thee u.s. now

fourth of july celebration. donald trump on thursday sing praises of the country military while showcasing armored carriers and tanks on thee streets of the capital. the event was e engulfed in criticism with some saying he was pololiticizing the nation's independent states liberations. he delivered a speech close to the spot where martin luther king delivered his "i have a dream" spepeech. areident trump: together we part of one of the greatest stories ever told, the story of america. , daring andspirit defiance, excellence, courage and confidence, loyalty and love that built this country into the most exceptional nation in t the history of the world. nation is stronger today than it ever was before. it is at its strongest now.

thetaying with the u.s., strongest earthquake in two decades in southern california. magnitude earthquake struck the remote city of ridgecrest, about 240 kilometers from los angeles. officials in the ridgecrest are rattled by southern cacalifornia's biggest earthquae in more than 20 years, and they were giving a news conference one another aftershock hit. we wereng for damage -- inundated with calls for fires stores that were shaken with stuff falling out the shelves. >> there have been dozens of aftershocks since the initial quake. it caused several minor

injuries. at the hospital know the epicenter, there has been an evacuationon as a precaution. there have been fires, crushed roads, and water and gas leaks, while thouousands of homes are without power. throughout the area, people shared footage and stories. first i thought it was a sonic boom, but it kept going and got worse. i jumped out and ran to get the kids because it did not feel right. things were falling down. >> the dresser started shaking. i realized the walls were moving and everything was just wavy. it was like i was surfing. >> it was such a high magnitudee ththat it was felelt throughouts angeles, as far east as las vegas, and even south of the mexican border. >> time to remind you of the main headlines on live from paris. celebrations on the streets of khartoum as the sudan military

council and pro-democracy movement reached a power-sharing agreement. emerging deal could break weeks of political impasse. is both independent state in algeria and the 20th friday of antigovernmentt protests.s. the opposition movement continues to call for a complete overhaul of the establishment. 4,"s, here on "francece covering a polarizing independence day celebration in the u.s. tatanks rolled through the stres of the nation'ss capital, and donald trump paid tribute to the military. critics slalam to the u.s. president for politicizing a fourth of july event. time now for some sports news. in the cup of nations, morocco is in the first match of the day. here is a report on a letter game this friday, a tournament favorite, senegal playing uganda. our team went to meet with the

uganda coach. squad uganda national back on the field for training have their work cut out, up against one of the tournament favorites, senegal, making a bid for a quarterfinals spot is already an achievement, their best performance in the africa cup of nations. has beenfrench player in charge of the t team since december 2017. when i started out as coach, we relied a lot on our defense. we tried to go a lot more defensive. we scored three goals in the first round of the tournament. >> the ugandan squad put up a over thetheir win democratic republic of condo in the first round. the approaches to take risks. figure well-established

in african football and has trained several clubs around the world. they goal has been to get maximum experience in several countries. i generally sign short-term contracts. my ultimate goal is to take part in the africa cup of nations. it took nine years, a little over that. that is a personal satisfaction to me now. 80thanda's fifa ranking is in the world. senegal is ranked 22nd. a challenge for the team and their coach, but they look to make a mark in a do or die clash. >> time for a lookok at the da's top bubusiness news. hello, brian. a step forward for long-awaited free-trade deal on the african continent. >> the african conventional free-tradede area will enter it so-called operational l phase ts

weekend. the african union h has beenn meeting at a summit where itit s giving the trade d deal its forl laununch. ththe hope is that they will bot a cucurrent t low level ofof tre between afafrican nations.. many importatantlelements havevt toto be resolved. skeptics say tariffs might be the least of the continent's worries when it comes to trade. > eightht has taken nearly to decades to get to th stata. the afran nations are finally pushshing ahead witita free-trae deal for the continenent. 25 of 55 africanan union states have ratifified the agreemement, including the largest economymy, nigeria. >> it is a remarkable achievement a and one can be described as hisistoric in whwhh the african union commission, ministers of tradede, regional econonomic community, and traditional parartners, and a ht ofof experts made avavailable by member states hahave i invested themselves with unparalleled dedication. >> member states have yet to

iron out details, but they agreed to eliminate custom duties on 90% of goods. tariffs on some goods will be scrapped over a longer time but will stay in place on the remaining 3%. the 2.5 trillion dodollar gdp of africa is expected to take off as t the populatioion of 1.2 bin doubles over the next t three decades. opponents of the deal hope it will boost trade in the continent by 60% within a few years. currently african nations do not do much business with neighbors, just 16% of the trade. that is compared to around 65% among european countries. critics of the deal say it is not j just tariffs that are to ande and bigger barriers corruption and lengthyhy waiting times at borders to blame. >> next, trade relations between japan and south korea seem to be hitting new lows amid export restrictions announced by tokyo.

>> activisists protested on friy against japanese restrictions on exports of high-tech components toto south korea. it is used in the manufacture of smartphone displays and chips, which are affected by the ban. it was a blow to the country's crucial tech industry. a south korean court order japanese committees to comes a victims of slave labor during world war ii, and so says the export restrictions violate wto rules. group sayn emerging they will stop caring japanese goods until the dispute is resolved. >> we are boycotting japanese products to purchase against the japanesese government's trade retaliation without considering the historical context. decline,ect sales to but we support our people's demands. a new study has shown that

nearly half of all global pay goes to just 10% of workers. >> and international labor organization says the top 10% of earners take 48.9% of all income. the bottom half received just 6.4%. the lowest fifth of workers paid less than 1% of the world total. new data shows that global income inequality has actually fallen since 2004, but that is due to rising incomes in developing economies like china and india. the national level pay inequality is getting worse, especially in the developed world, which is cause for alarm. here's one of the study's fathers. top incomeries with earners going up, everybody below the top 10% loses. so what the data is s showing is -- ift is very important

you want broad-based gains, it is important to focus on the middle part of the distribution. >> what are we seeing on the markrkets so far this friday? >> european indedex slippiping t onon this friday, and i investos wait for the latest u.s. jobs report later today. they're looking for clues for a potential edger straight cut in the u.s. british productivity has fallen for the third straight quarter. .3%.ris, down the dax in frankfurt off not far behind it. german and orders with a a 2.2% monthly decline. time for more of t today's s top business headlines. says it's -- samsung says second-quarter operating profit will likely be down over 56% from a year ago. there is demand for memory chips and fallout from the u.s. china trade were taking a toll, but it is still better than enos expectations. down three quarters of an

dachshund down .75% on friday in soel. laundering of money in a scandal, and prosecutors say the person receives them to her $48 million and ms. appropriated funds. u.s. officials believed to you some of the money to finance hollywood films, including "the wolf of wall street." depleted not guilty to all charges. rover is investing one billion pounds to build electric cars in england and plans to retool its birmingham factory to produce an electric version of the xj model, expecting to guarantee 2700 jobs. they have already announced cuts of some 6000 u.k. jobs over the past two years. >> we know greece is heading to the ballot boxes this weekend. as always, thehe aililing econos veryry much pipivotal for e vorsrs. >> that is right or the greek

economy shrank by some 28% between 2008 and 201016 in the wake of the global financicial crisisis. ballots from thehe eu and international monetary fund came th h harsh austeterity measurer. the country has exexited its fil bailout andnd retururned to gro, but unemploymyment remamains rampant. manyny greeks have joined the so-called gig economy to make ends meet. >> this 42-year-old used to run his own business. then the austerity regime kicked in and he was forced to join the growing ranks of greeks in the gig economy, doing long hours as a delilivery person. >> i live in the present now and do nothing about the future much. when you have children, you also focus on the present to make sure you can meet your obligations. >> as part of the prescribed reforms, and 2012, there were

flexible wage contracts to pay the minimum possible and ban collective bargaining. the economy may have returned to growth, but many greeks are still unemployed or forced to work two or three low-paid jobs. this former telecom m engineer camps -- considers himself lucky with his job in a supermarket. of the month, i have no money. i don't make enough to get through the month. luckily i have my parents and no children so i can make ends meet. >> ahead of the general election on sunday, jobs are a key battleground. onone party said it will briring back collective bargaining and up the minimum wage. with a promise to create will pay jobs and decent benefits, a conservative new democracy party is leading in the polls. >> finally, it seems that customers, and this is unusual, are being told not to fly.

this is an unusual strategegy opopted by a dutch n national carrier, klm. >> you do not usually see airlines asking customers toto y lessss, but this is part of its fly responsibly campaign. their calling on clients to make responsible decisions about flying, and perhaps taking the train instead and participating in the company's carbon offset plan. a growing number of eu u resides are trying to limit air travel, which is the most emissions intensive mode of transportation. inin france, thehe governmenents calling g on the eu to end attas inception on jet fuel -- tax exemptption on jet fuel. some say a better move might bee to m make carbrbon offsets mandy and even better to eliminate some less necessary short range flights. it is sosort of part of this flightht shame trend we have ben

talking about. >> so are you not going to madrid? >> i have not bought the tickets. maybe i will take the train. >> thanks for the business update. thank you for watching. stay tuned.

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